405 Freeway’s southbound lanes in West Los Angeles to shut down for 5 hours Friday

LOS ANGELES - Authorities will close the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway between Santa Monica and National boulevards in West Los Angeles for five hours Friday morning while crews realign lanes to accommodate roadway widening and drainage work along the median, according to Metro.

The full closure will be from just after midnight to 5 a.m. Friday, but crews will begin closing freeway ramps in the affected area starting at 7 p.m. Thursday. They will start closing southbound lanes at 10 p.m. Thursday, according to Metro.

Officials also will close the onramps to the to the southbound freeway at Wilshire Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard ``as a traffic mitigation effort,’’ according to Metro.

Access to the freeway for emergency vehicles ``will be maintained at all times,’’ the transit agency reported.